For Immediate Release
Tuesday, September 12, 2017
NSIC Media Relations
TFRRS Performance List

NSIC Women's Cross Country Athlete of the Week
Alexis Zeis (Sr., Bismarck, N.D. / Bismarck)
University of Mary
- Placed first at the Randy Smith - MSU Moorhead Dragon Twilight
- Ran the 4K course in 13.13.3 to win by over 47 seconds
- Led No. 6 UMary to a 19-47 win over No. 9 Minnesota Duluth
- Is the 2016 NCAA D2 cross country runner-up, 2015 national champion and 3-time All-American

 

Augustana University Vikings

Last Week
Idle
Up Next
Saturday, Sept. 16 at the Woody Greeno Invite in Lincoln, Neb.

Bemidji State University Beavers

Last Week
Randy Smith 4K - Dragon Twilight	7th - Results
Top Performer (s)
- Freshman Ellen Peterson led BSU in her first race with a 30th place finish and a time of 15:56.5 - Junior Sarone Paulzine finished one spot behind Peterson in 31st with a time of 16:05.4 - Freshman Brittny Hillstrom finished 35th with a time of 16:20.1 - Freshman Ashley Kinnard finished 36th with a time of 16:20.9
Team Notes
- Bemidji State finished seventh among eight teams at the Dragon Twilight 4K in Moorhead, Minn. - Four of BSU’s top five finishers were true freshmen
Up Next
Saturday, Sept. 23 at Roy Griak Invitational

Concordia University, St. Paul Golden Bears

Last Week
Ken Weidt Classic at Concordia-Wisconsin	2nd - Results
Top Performer (s)
- Kara Lindberg placed fifth of 167 and was the top overall freshman finisher at 24:05.0 - Ruth Lindberg improved on her time in last year’s race at the same course at 25:02.4, finishing 12th of 167 and posted the fifth best time in program history on the CUW course
Team Notes
- Finished second out of 12 teams at the Ken Weidt Classic, finishing ahead of a regionally-ranked DIII team (Concordia-Wisconsin)
Up Next
Saturday, Sept. 23 at Roy Griak Invitational

University of Mary Marauders

Last Week
Randy Smith 4K - Dragon Twilight	1st -  Results
Top Performer (s)
- Alexis Zeis rampaged through the MSU Moorhead Twilight course to claim first in the Marauders opening race of the year - The 2016 NCAA D2 cross country runner-up and the 2015 national champion ran a 13:13.3 to win by 47.6 seconds - Jaiden Schutte placed third overall with a mark of 14:02.0, just 1.1 seconds out of second - Three other Marauders finished in the top seven; Kaycie Stewart, Rebekkah Bond and Bree Erickson placed 5-6-7
Team Notes
-The 6th ranked Marauders rolled to the MSU Moorhead Twilight, outpacing #9 Minnesota Duluth 19-47
Up Next
Saturday, Sept. 23 at Roy Griak Invitational

University of Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs

Last Week
Randy Smith 4K - Dragon Twilight	2nd - Results
Top Performer (s)
- Meg Borowski paced UMD by finishing second  overall in the 87-runner, 4,000-meter race with a time of 14.13.3 - Melissa Drenckhahn (8th place; 14:13.3), Amber Seidenkranz (12th; 14:29.1), Rhianna Rinke (14:36.0)
Team Notes
- UMD placed five runners among the top 15 finishers en route to posting a team score of 47 points -- 28 points back of meet champion University of Mary
Up Next
Saturday, Sept. 16 at St. Olaf Invitational

Minnesota State University, Mankato Mavericks

Last Week
Idle
Up Next
Saturday, Sept. 16 at St. Olaf Invitational

Minnesota State University Moorhead Dragons

Last Week
Randy Smith 4K - Dragon Twilight	3rd - Results
Top Performer (s)
- Junior Marissa Carlson was ninth to lead the Dragon women with a 4K time of 14:19.8 - Sophomore Kathryn Sistrunk was 10th at 14:25
Team Notes
- MSUM opened regular season at Dragon Twilight - The Dragons finished third behind UMary and Minnesota Duluth
Up Next
Saturday, Sept. 23 at Roy Griak Invitational

Minot State University Beavers

Last Week
Randy Smith 4K - Dragon Twilight	5th - Results
Top Performer (s)
- Jana Warrick-Jones placed 13th overall with a time of 14:40.4 - Emily Westlake placed 28th overall with a time of 15:30.3
Team Notes
-Placed fifth in the team standings at MSU Moorhead Dragon Twilight
Up Next
Saturday, Sept. 23 at Roy Griak Invitational

Northern State University Wolves

Last Week
Herb Blakely Invite – Madison, S.D.	1st Results
Top Performer (s)
- Dakotah Bullen won the race for the third straight season; she finished with a time of 18:25.00 - Paige Larson, Madison Leapaldt, and Livia Wallace took second, third, and fourth with the times 19:25, 19:41, and 19:52 - Hanna Wahl, Kylie Werner, and Lindsey Gast rounded out the top-10 for the Wolves
Team Notes
- The Northern State women won the Herb Blakely Invite with 17 team points - The Wolves raced to an average time of 19:33.00, finishing with the top four places in the meet and landing seven in the top-10
Up Next
Saturday, Sept. 23 at Roy Griak Invitational

University of Sioux Falls Cougars

Last Week
Idle
Up Next
Saturday, Sept. 23 at Roy Griak Invitational

Southwest Minnesota State University Mustangs

Last Week
Competed at the Dakota State Invite	2nd - Results
Top Performer (s)
- SMSU was led by Kayla Jansky, who placed fifth overall, with a time of 19:56 in 36-athlete 5K race - SMSU's Avery Lester finished in eighth place with a time of 20:36, with teammates Emily Daniels (21:02), Abby Schotter (21:10), Emily Gillingham (21:13) and Kristen Weber (21:23) all finishing 12th through 15th place respectively
Team Notes
- Finished second at the Dakota State Invite with 49 points, finishing 32 points behind champion Northern State
Up Next
Saturday, Sept. 23 at Roy Griak Invitational

St. Cloud State University Huskies

Last Week
UWRF Falcon Invitational, River Falls, Wis.	Results
Top Performer (s)
- Autum Shubert-Hetzel – 10th place (24:20.2) - Maria Hauer – 11th place (24:22.7) - Jamie Herridge – 14th place (24:37.3)
Team Notes
-The program finished fourth at the Falcon Invitational with 86 points and an average time of 25:05.
Up Next
Saturday, Sept. 16 at St. Olaf Invite – 10 a.m.

Upper Iowa University Peacocks

Last Week
Idle
Up Next
Saturday, Sept. 16 at Southern Stampede (Joplin, Mo.) – 9 a.m.

Wayne State College Wildcats

Last Week
Idle
Up Next
Saturday, September 16 at the UNL Woody Greeno Invirte in Lincoln, Nebraska

Winona State University Warriors